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Elon Musk reportedly made $36 billion in a single day. What if he gave a sixth of that to the World Food Programme? We ask researchers how much of a change $6 billion could bring.

The Fleet Science Center invites guests who would benefit from a low-sensory experience to Accessibility Mornings. On the third Saturday of every month, visitors can enjoy admission to the exhibit galleries in a quieter setting, an hour before the museum opens to the public, and a special documentary screening with house lights on and a lower soundtrack volume. Visitors are welcome to stay and enjoy the museum all day. Date | Saturday, December 18 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Early access to galleries at 9 a.m. Special film screening at 10 a.m. Location | The Fleet Science Center Free admission for one guest and one chaperone included. Regular admission rates apply for any additional guests. Get tickets here! For more information, please visit fleetscience.org/events/accessibility-mornings or call (619) 238-1233.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Ukrainian journalist and author Nataliya Gumenyuk about the Ukrainian public's perspective on tensions with Russia and the possibility that Russian troops may invade.

The Balboa Park Botanical Building is once again bursting with color for the 35th Annual Holiday Poinsettia Display. The building will be filled with the season’s iconic flower, adorning the planters and walls with holiday cheer. Perfect for the whole family, don’t miss your last chance to visit the Botanical Building before it closes Jan. 1 for a comprehensive restoration. Open Dec. 13–29, 2021 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. (closed Thursdays). For more information on this event please visit HERE!

California’s wildfires have already made plenty of news this summer and the worst may be yet to come.

Multiple booksellers are donating copies of the Holocaust graphic novel to students in Tennessee and beyond. Online sales are skyrocketing, too.

Despite the omicron surge, college students are starting the spring semester on campus – and administrators are bracing for the worst.

Hospitals and nursing homes around the country are bracing for worsening staff shortages as state deadlines arrive for health care workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

The rate of hospitalization for the unvaccinated is about 51 times higher than for those fully vaccinated — 1.01 average daily hospitalizations compared to .02, according to the data.

Scientists have created detailed maps of the brain area that controls movement in mice, monkeys and people. The maps could help explain human ailments like Alzheimer's and Lou Gehrig's disease.